March 2016

Damascus, Syrian government forces backed by unrelenting Russian airstrikes recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State militants on Sunday, the Syrian army announced Sunday. The announcement followed a three-week siege that left hundreds of militants…

Tripoli, A number of Tripoli brigades called on Saturday the Libyan people to stand together against the UN-imposed government, the third rejection by armed groups in just nine days. The brigades said in a statement…

Islamabad, On March 24th, the Pakistani security officials, backed by the civilian authorities, said they had arrested an Indian national somewhere in Balochistan and now they describe it as the “evidence” of Indian involvement in…

KHARTOUM – Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) Saturday has denied carrying out new bombing within the South Sudanese territory of Upper Nile region, indicating that Sudanese rebels have no presence in that area. This morning at…

Islamabad, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have vowed to boost cooperation on regional security and trade during talks in Islamabad, the first visit by an Iranian head of state in 14…

By Manish Rai With the formal end to five and half month of the Russian brief military intervention in Syria. Many analysts are busy drawing Russian Profit and Loss account in Syria. Since beginning Russia…

Sanaa, A US air strike has killed dozens of fighters from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in a mountainous region of Yemen, the Pentagon says. Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said the target was an…

Doha, Qatar’s media said on Wednesday that the country has invited Iran to join talks over implementing a proposed oil production freeze to help stabilize prices. Qatar’s Ministry of Energy and Industry has announced that…

Geneva, The U.N. special envoy on Syria said he hoped a meeting between the U.S. and Russian foreign ministers on Wednesday would give impetus to peace talks where the divisive issue of a political transition…

Geneva, Syria’s warring parties taking part in the Geneva talks exchanged documents on Tuesday outlining each side’s basic positions, the U.N. special envoy said. The documents can be used to find if there is common…